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Brings Tears to Your Ice, ‘Time and Water’ in the North Bay

Filmmaker Sara Dosa’s new documentary, Time and Water, begins with a disappearance in Iceland—not in the Nordic noir-sense, but alarming all the same. In Dosa’s film, the dramatic departure is experienced by a glacier. From there, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind 2022’s Fire of Love crafts something far more intimate than...

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The matter of empathy is at the heart of the film Bugonia—key to its narrative, and its effectiveness as a work of art.

Empathy Machines. Can Films Increase Compassion?

Feb 17, 2026

Screenwriter Will Tracy is nominated for an Oscar for his script for the film Bugonia, released in theaters last...

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Al-Stravaganza, a traveling burlesque show inspired by, and set to, the music of Weird Al Yankovic.

‘Tight & Nerdy,’ Burlesque Meets Weird Al Onscreen

Feb 3, 2026

Burlesque sometimes makes for strange bedfellows—a Star Wars-themed performance is an annual local favorite, for example. But something weirder...

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It’s time to spotlight a few pretty great Thanksgiving films for those of us who prefer cinema to sports.

Thankful Movies, No Turkeys for Personal T-Day Film Festival

Nov 24, 2025

Thanksgiving movies don’t get the credit they deserve. We get a ton of Christmas, Halloween and other holiday movies...

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MVFF’s 2025 ‘Mind the Gap’ Prize Goes to Tatti Ribeiro, a Graduate of Tamalpais...

Oct 1, 2025

The Mill Valley Film Festival (October 2–12, 2025) awarded this year’s Mind the Gap Creation Prize to Tatti Ribeiro...

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Guide Giddy: The 48th Mill Valley Film Fest

Sep 23, 2025

For those of us who live close enough to Mill Valley and San Rafael to regularly attend the annual...

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The Failure of a Nazi filmmaker’s Moral Will

Sep 16, 2025

Riefenstahl On August 21, the American Supreme Leader created yet another dubious government agency. The “National Design Studio” is named...

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The third annual Bolinas Film Festival presents 'The Legend of Ochi'

Reel Deal: Bolinas Film Festival’s Third Year

Sep 9, 2025

There are several well-known Northern California film festivals. But as the Bolinas Film Festival (BFF), a relatively new kid...

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